Month: January 2022
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NEWS
Govt constructs university at Konza Technopolis to advance tech courses
University Education and Research Principal Secretary Amb. Simon Nabukwesi on Tuesday visited Konza technopolis to inspect the progress of the…
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Agriculture
Boost for cotton farming as Thika-based firm offers ready market
Cotton farmers from Taita Taveta County have been assured of a ready market and support with farm inputs by a…
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Agriculture
Kenya to benefit from UK’s Ksh.2.2 billion drought support package for E.A
The United Kingdom’s Minister for Africa, Vicky Ford, announced Britain is funding a Ksh.2.2 billion support package for four countries…
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Agriculture
FAO launches Khs.15.6 billion plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says it is launching a 138 million U.S. dollar (Ksh.15.6 billion) plan…
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Economy
Supreme Court reviews appeal to change constitution through BBI
The Supreme Court of Kenya began weighing a legal bid to revive government plans to shake up the country’s political…
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Economy
African tourism up 12% in 2021 but below pre-pandemic levels
Global tourism experienced a 4 percent increase in 2021, compared to 2020. However, the United Nations World Trade Organization (UNWTO)…
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Politics
Why govt wants Jimmy Wanjigi, wife arrested
Jimmy Wanjigi has been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). It has been established that businessman…
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Economy
Section of Thika-Garissa Highway to remain closed for three months
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a three-month closure of a section of Thika-Garissa Highway starting January 19,…
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Finance
China’s central bank cuts rates on medium-term loans
China’s central bank on Monday cut the interest rates of its medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans and reverse repos by…
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Corporate
Unilever losses Ksh.7.7 trillion GSK deal, to pursue GSK-Pfizer unit
British multinational consumer goods company Unilever has disclosed a deal to pursue GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare business owned by pharmaceutical groups…
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